Assignment

The task is to adapt one of your lesson plans in a manner that includes at least two principles of Universal Design for Learning, so that all students are able to participate. While you are considering the principles of Universal design, you will also be following the SETT framework, looking at the student, the environment, the task, and the tools.

What is universal design for learning?


http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/About+UDL

Then follow the discussion, can web 2.0 tools be considered a form of universal design?
http://teachingeverystudent.ning.com/forum/topics/web-20-tools

If you would rather get the context of UDL in video format, here are two choices:
the history of Instructional technology
http://teachingeverystudent.ning.com/video/instructional-technology-1

Using google spectrum for students with autism:
http://teachingeverystudent.ning.com/video/project-spectrum-autistic

Articles about the SETT framework

Definition of SETT:
http://www.uvm.edu/~cdci/tripscy/localpdf/SETT_Article.pdf

Interesting articles about AT for young children:
http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/technology/zabalaSETT1.html

Read Write Think Lesson Plan Site

Read Write Think has a number of excellent lesson plans that could be adapted. www.readwritethink.org